{"id":32216,"date":"2026-08-14T23:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=32216"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:06:37","slug":"match-preview-fc-cincinnati-vs-new-york-city-fc-08-19-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-fc-cincinnati-vs-new-york-city-fc-08-19-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Cincinnati vs NYCFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Cincinnati<\/a> host NYCFC<\/a> at TQL Stadium on Wednesday, August 19 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

FC Cincinnati have no fresh fitness concerns to speak of heading into this one, with Thomas Barlow pushing for another goal after six already this season and Pavel Bucha again expected to pull the strings from midfield off the back of 15 chances created. NYCFC travel with a similarly clean bill of health, Axel Ojeda and Hannes Wolf both in line to lead the line after 5 goals apiece, with Keaton Parks offering support from midfield off 2 goals of his own this season.<\/p>\n

FC Cincinnati sit sixth in the East on 26 points from 18 games, NYCFC 1 place above them in fifth, and both sides know a result here matters for their playoff position<\/a>ing down the stretch. Cincinnati’s D W W L W form shows a team capable of scoring goals in bunches but not immune to a bad night, while NYCFC’s D L W W D reads similarly streaky. With both attacks finding the net regularly this season, TQL Stadium should see goals at both ends, and a narrow home win looks the most likely outcome.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch FC Cincinnati vs NYCFC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n